Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

5 reviews

rspades's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Infertility, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, and Infidelity

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Slavery, War, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Self harm, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and War

laindarko2's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Pregnancy, War, Genocide, Self harm, Child death, Death, Animal death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Minor: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Chronic illness, and Confinement

kirani's review

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Gorgeous but heartbreaking. Definitely check trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, and Self harm

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

The pregnancy also includes moderate descriptions of childbirth

jennifurryc's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery